Alien Pixel Publishing’s Unbound: Worlds Apart, out today on PC and Switch, sounds more imaginative than most Metroidvanias. This isn’t just due to the dark fantasy setting and hand-drawn visuals, but also the focus on using magic portals to alter the world....
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Even though Sony eventually performed a U-turn on shuttering the PS Vita digital store, tomorrow (20th July) still marks the cut-off point for new digital PS Vita releases. It so transpires that a handful of indie studios have new games lined up,...
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Button City introduces us to Fennel, an anthropomorphic fox who’s new in town. After making friends at the local arcade, word spreads that his newfound hangout is about to be shuttered by Peppermint Pepperbottom, a greedy fat cat. What then ensues in this...
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Cotton Reboot isn’t the only game with a hint of witchcraft set for release next week – indie specialist Sometimes You has revealed Witchcrafty, a “temporary PS Vita exclusive” out 20th July. This 2D pixel art ‘Metroidvania’ comes from PigeonDev, creators of...
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Here’s something you don’t see all that often: A late PSP game which never made it outside of Japan, resurrected on modern formats for an international release. While Sony’s first handheld never quite took off here in Europe, it was huge in...
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Nintendo has ended months of speculation by finally revealing a new Switch model. It isn’t a more powerful system, however, but rather a revision. Nintendo Switch OLED Model, as it’s officially known, boasts a larger 7-inch OLED screen, a new dock with...
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1996’s Space Jam movie tie-in was an unofficial spin-off to the legendary NBA Jam, even reusing the engine from the latest iteration. The upcoming Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long-time-coming sequel, gains a video game adaptation too – a pixel art...
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Publisher ININ Games has revealed a 20th July release date for Cotton Reboot, a remake of the Sharp X68000 cutey shooter Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams. Heading to PlayStation 4 and Switch, both digitally and at retail, it sports new features and updated...
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